Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-14

6ennisy for thsss losses be saiected b,
The coDpany from unocs1pisa adiacenl
lands within the indemnity limits. q
eoatemplated Ia NE granting aets thai
al lands remaining 10 saeh sections b
| approved oy The Interior Deparfmenk
aB4 that they Be imUs6iately shrovn
open 20 settlement and entry ,aEd for any
loeses snbseQ1sntly discovered the CON
pepy viii take its chances 10 make les
selection from uneccapisd IAnas
Col. GRAY said his company had been
a. all times readv and willing 20 make
seleetions. aud release its withdrawal b
every acre 10 which Il had nOe . clear
leRal title; that Congress ehstracted
Judgment on the grant by failure % ap
propriste sufficient sums for q survey Of
the lands tn question. BE added that
the company had no desire 10 disturb
the settlers within the indemnity limita
Who IN good faith entered upon the land
for the purpose Of making homes for
themselves. On the eontrary, thsir
preeencs vas desirable. Their rights
would Be fnlly protected and respected.
The question Of the grant 10 the
Northern Pacific Company bstveen
Waliula function and Portland, Oregon,
viii be argued By Ool. Gray before the
Secretary Of the Interior on June Is.
new Treasurer Of the UnItea STATES.
WAsHTSoroS. Nay Is.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has formally notified
Hyatt. Who is nov al his home in Nor
walk, Conn. Of bis appointment as
Treasurer Of the United States, and II
is Supposed that the neW appsintee will
fle his bond and take the oath Of once
early next week. The tFansfeF of the
ofhcs from the outgoing to the inoom-
ina Treasurer will involve . count OF all
the cash and securities in the treasury,
and IN examination OF all books,
records and accounta IL II estimated
that the work will oonsu me ct least two
months.
Baseball Rales.
CINCINNATI. May lS.--Every slab 10
the American Association was repre-
sented at q special meeting held here
today 10 amend the batting rules. TIE
rule giving q base hit 10 the batter, Who
secured base on balls, was abolished.
Hereafter such base viii be coanted as
not bat strike. The rule vas also
amended making three strikes instead
Of four necessary 10 retire the batter.
No change vas made In the pitchers
position. These changes were referred
TO the Commit % on Rules Who must
confer vita q similar committee Of the
League and obtAin their conOuFrence
before the rules can 90 into eject.
Completely Wlthsgt Foundation.
WAsHNaroS. May l3.-It is said at
the Treasury Department that there h
no foundation for the report that the
revenue steamer Rash will shortly sail
from San Francisco for Sitka, Alaska,
for the purpose OF taking the United
States Marshal to OanalAskA 10 sell at
public auction the British vessels o.
ward and ThorntoH, seized last July for
violating the zeal fishery lava The
Rush Is not going TO Sitka. The British
vessels mentioned we're released by this
Government some days ago. The Rush
will start on her usual Summer cruise IN
northern waters in about q month. bat
her orders have not yet been prepared.
Grand Chief Conductor.
NEW ORLEANS. Msy IS.-The annual
session Of the Order Of Railway Con
ductsrs yesterday made the Office Of
Grand Onief OonducsoF a salaried one,
and hereafter he will bs expected TO de-
vote bis entire tims 10 the business of
the Order.
Erecting BrsnEs Tablets.
NKw YoRK. HAY Is Tbs Southern
Society at a meeting last night discussed
plans for the erection Of bsonxs tablets
she farewell Of Nssh
ingtOn 10 his Generals, the battle Of
Harlem Heights, aud the inauguration
of Washington. These nemozials will
be erected on sie sites where the re-
spective incidents occurred, and q lone
list Of civic sooietiee, 0se., viii be In
vitsd to participate.
News PzFaGFaphs from Brieiah Colun-
bla.
vIcroRIA (B. o., May l2--1he idaho
brings the news that ths Yekon mines
are giving good Tesults.
The Mexico is at EileifaaIs snd Will
20 to San Francisco on toe arrival %
her Cssw now coming ca the Gl2er,
Brakeman French Wsd killed by
backing train on the Wellington exten-
sion OF the IsianG Rsilgay this after
noOR.
slIGsi ahsck.
CHARLESTON. May Is - slight check
Of earthquake ssearnad ~ summSrvtlle
aud g sliaha snmblinS Wks n0tiaed Rs
Charleston iAsi nighi,
clipper Race freH New ToPS.
Exw YoAK, May 10 The clipper ships
Seminole and Ohar:rse STATED yestey
day on . Feos of 1900 miles Frog tkis
city 10 San Francisco and tbs clipyeF
George GuFtis will sail tomorrow from
Philadsiphsa for the purpcse Of beating
the tSo New YORK clippers.
sunday school Convention.
CHICAGO. Mar iS--The IstsFnstiosai
Sunday School Convention will be held
at Battery d AFmory IN this city, on che
LIST, I'd and 50 Of June. CnAirs aFs 70
be placed IN the ball and fully 1900 dAi-
sRates, with q auaber Of alternssea
from ell parts Of thig country aad BON
foFeign eouatFiss, are expected.
Hadietea. Tried aud senaeaeed.
LouIsyTLLH, May l3. - Albert TnrRer,
one Of she muFdeFers Of Jennie Boz
man, has been indicted By the Grand
Jury, tried nndeF hia oonfessi5n OF euilt
and sentenced 10 be hanged on July LIST.
William Patterson, jointly indAeted
With Turner, will have his trial on nexi